Last month my mom went out of state to visit her sister in New England. While her sister worked during the day, my mom stayed home and found various ways to pass the time. She happened upon Auntie’s copy of Taste of the South magazine. She liked that magazine so well that she went to buy her own, but alas, it wasn’t available any longer. So she went back to the cabin (a cabin! /jealous) and made photocopies of her favorite recipes from the issue. This is one of the recipes that she brought home.
S’mores are a favorite of mine. I think one of the draws for me is that they remind me of being a kid. My family did tons of camping when I was little. Like the time we camped in Hershey, Pennsylvania and it rained so heavily that our clothes didn’t dry for days. Ah, roughing it! At least we had s’mores. Or did we? With that much rain, we probably just had unmelted s’mores whilst huddling under blankets. This hot s’mores dip would have been nice, though.
These turn out nice and gooey and messy. These s’mores are made in a cast iron skillet, and are a super-easy campfire treat. Luckily, these are also a snap to make in the oven. Just in case camping isn’t your thing.
- 12 ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 cups of miniature marshmallows
- Graham crackers
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Grease your 10 inch cast iron skillet with oil, butter, or PAM.
- Spread the chocolate evenly over the bottom. Top with marshmallows. Make it as even as you can.
- Bake for about 4 minutes. Start checking at about 3 minutes to make sure the 'mallows don’t burn. Unless you like them burnt.
- Let it cool a few minutes.
- Then you scarf.
- At home before you go, preheat broiler.
- Grease your 10 inch cast iron skillet with oil, butter, or PAM.
- Spread the chocolate evenly over the bottom. Top with marshmallows. Make it as even as you can.
- Broil 1 to 2 minutes, being careful that marshmallows don't burn. Let cool, then pack up to take camping. This can be done up to 3 hours in advance.
- Bake over coals on a grill rack 3 to 4″ above medium-heat coals for 6 to 10 minutes. Chocolate should be melted and gooey.
- Let it cool a few minutes.
- Destroy with graham crackers. Enjoy the scenery.